Applying the Sermon on the mount is compared by Jesus to a narrow, hard road, but choosing to walk this road by following the way of Jesus is worth the effort.
Southeast: Living on the Road that Leads to Life
June 12, 2022 • Daunavan Buyer • Matthew 7:13–14
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Choose Jesus
June 26, 2022 • Jeremy Putz • Matthew 7:24–29
As Jesus ends his most well-known teaching, he paint a vivid picture of the different sorts of foundations we can build with our lives. No person is exempt from experiencing the storms of life, but there are those who live secure even when the rains come and the flood waters rise. The obvious warning in Jesus’ conclusion is the incredibly serious gravity of our choice about him.
Look to the Fruit
June 19, 2022 • Jeremy Putz • Matthew 7:15–23
Jesus teaches that there really are only two options in life (following Jesus or rejecting him), but he immediately clarifies that in the real world people aren’t neatly divided into two organized groups. Instead, the visible church includes both true and false Christian leaders and true and false followers of Jesus. Following Jesus on the narrow way requires discernment, and Jesus gives us the keys to discern effectively.
Sherwood Park: Two Roads, One Choice
June 12, 2022 • Chris Zeller • Matthew 7:13–14
Jesus has spent all this time throughout his Sermon teaching those who follow God how to truly live under God's new Kingdom reign, rather than under the law. He now reveals to us why that really matters - and what's at stake.